Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#11
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
Perhaps, but I'd hate to end up moving it twice.
But it does remind me of when a battery was stolen out of a piece of our logging equipment parked in the woods. Saved us the trouble of removing the battery as it was weak and to be replaced anyway. Batteries in other equipment were good, they just picked the wrong one. I would have loved to see their faces when they tried to use it. "Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:00:17 -0500, "Garland Gray II" wrote: Thanks for the responses. I was afraid there was no good solution, and it appears that is the case. ============================= That may not be true. :-) Picking up on Glenn's thought, there's an old joke with people who live in Manhattan (NYC of course). If you REALLY want to get rid of something, wrap it up in nice paper, put it in a Tiffany's shopping bag, and leave it on the back seat of your unattended car, preferably unlocked to avoid glass damage. It works. In lieu of that, just put in on the curb for a few days and see what happens. There ARE people looking for these things. |
#12
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]() "Steve" wrote in message ... "Garland Gray II" wrote in message news:4aRSd.14304$%U2.5245@lakeread01... Sad Fact: If you can't find a dumpster to (sneak) it into (most curb-side trash pickup won't take it), be prepared to pay about $5 at a "Take it Back" processing facility. According to what I've recently heard on the local news, it cost more to process a TV or monitor, than they can get out of the heavy metals. If I try to take my old TV to a local land fill, and they notice it in my load (they screen what goes into the site) they will charge a similar fee. If your like me (cheap), try to take it back to an appliance store (hopefully where you purchased your new TV) and ask them to dispose of it. There may come a day where they are required to take it back, similar to batteries or tires. My experiences for what it's worth. Steve s/v Good Intentions Follow up on the local Take-it-Back (Shoreline WA.) Handling Fees (drop off): Cell phones $10 ea. TVs $15-$20 Printers $10 Computers $10 Copier/Fax $10-$80 PDAs/Pagers $10 Steve |
#13
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]() |
#14
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
In article ,
Wayne.B wrote: Picking up on Glenn's thought, there's an old joke with people who live in Manhattan (NYC of course). If you REALLY want to get rid of something, wrap it up in nice paper, put it in a Tiffany's shopping bag, and leave it on the back seat of your unattended car, preferably unlocked to avoid glass damage. It works. In lieu of that, just put in on the curb for a few days and see what happens. There ARE people looking for these things. In my starving student days (early 70s), my roommate was one of those people. He very comfortably outfitted our apartment with beautifully rich wall-to-wall, convertable couch, a couple chairs, tables, lamps, kitchen ware.... He was amazing, as was the quality of the stuff tossed out for slight imperfections. Our stuff moved down the food chain in much the same way. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |